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Standing Committees

Development Committee

Co-Chair: Lavinia Carmen Uscatescu (uscatescu@gwis.org)

Co-Chair: Eleonora Risaliti

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Co-Chair: Elysandra Solis (solis@gwis.org) 

Co-Chair: MaryAnne Achieng (achieng@gwis.org)

Fellowship Committee
Co-Coordinator: Larissa Nitschke (nitschke@gwis.org)

Co-Coordinator:
Program Officer: Zoe Hansen (zhansen@gwis.org)

Finance Committee:
Co-Chair: Amanda Koenig (koenig@gwis.org)

Co-Chair: Marc Ruder (ruder@gwis.org) 

Honorary Membership Award Committee:

Co-Chair: Charlotte Eaton (eaton@gwis.org)

Co-Chair: Olamide Onawola (onawola@gwis.org)

Media Committee Chair: Faizah Alabi (alabi@gwis.org)

Membership Committee Chair: Mana Rassaeikashuk (rassaeikashuk@gwis.org)

Nominating Committee Chair: Elysandra Soils (soils@gwis.org)

Parliamentary Committee Chair: Yokshitha Reddy Bathula (bathula@gwis.org)

PR Committee Chair: Aaliyah Carter (carter@gwis.org) 

Programming Committee Chair: Kendall Langston (langsten@gwis.org)

Technology Committee Chair: open

Ad-Hoc COMMITTEES

Annual National Meeting Coordinator Chair:  

AAAS Representative: Amanda Koenig (koenig@gwis.org)

AAAS Representative: Patricia Silveyra (silveyra@gwis.org)

AAAS Representative: Melissa Mullen Davis (mullendavis@gwis.org)

AAAS Representative: Brooke Long-Fox (long-fox@gwis.org)

AAAS Representative:

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